Progreso (officially: Progreso de Obregón) is a community and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico, located at 20°15′00″N 99°11′00″W. The municipality covers an area of 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi).
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  Progreso de Obregón Location in Mexico  Progreso de Obregón Progreso de Obregón (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 20°15′N 99°11′W / 20.250°N 99.183°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Progreso de Obregón |
| Area | |
• Total | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 4,630 |
Progreso de Obregón used to be part of the municipality of Mixquiahuala de Juárez. It started as a small village next to the Tula River called La Salitrera, but due to constant flooding, the villagers looked for higher ground and established a new village called La Venta in 1826. Thanks to its ___location (just in the middle of Valle del Mezquital), La Venta became an important economic center and the village grew. After a visit by president Álvaro Obregón the town changed its name to Progreso de Obregón.
On January 15, 1970, Progreso de Obregón emancipated from Mixquiahuala and became a municipality of its own.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,630.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Progreso". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
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